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Definition of peripheral in English:

peripheral

adjective

‘The light colored splotches appear as a more or less solid mass in the peripheral area of the coral, but they have a lamellar distribution of blebs farther in.’

‘Most of these people were much more peripheral to the dynamics of change so apparent in the south-eastern part of the British Isles and in Scotland, and had less engagement with those outside their regions.’

‘In addition it affects people in the peripheral areas of the county as the surrounding health boards are now refusing to accept patients from outside their own catchment area.’

‘Large chunks of peripheral area, especially on the eastern banks, have been encroached upon and water areas are being turned into vegetable gardens or even residential areas without any check.’

‘He said that the drainage and the sewerage of the peripheral areas is mainly contributing to the pollution of the Dal Lake since all the waste matter of the surrounding areas goes into it.’

‘Instead, it is a better idea to sample from the peripheral edges of affected areas where plant symptoms are less severe and nematode population densities are still high.’

‘I would urge the Minister to take the bold steps required and make provision for the service in these peripheral areas now.’

‘Focusing on each point allows the eye to detect a conflict within the foveal field, as well as contrasting or moving objects in the peripheral area between the center of each scanning block.’

‘These peripheral areas typically attracted rural migrants to the city during World War II and since in pursuit of better living conditions and economic opportunities.’

‘Not only has the course of these rivulets been changed by encroachers within the township, but also in peripheral areas falling in the neighbouring state of Punjab.’

‘A frame pattern is formed on the array substrate at the outer side of the display area to prevent a light leakage at the outer peripheral edge of the display area.’

‘Enlargement is focusing minds intently in Brussels, the member state capitals, in peripheral areas such as Scotland and, above all, across eastern Europe.’

‘Bangalore in the future is to grow only in zones - right from the central business district to green belt or agricultural zones in the peripheral areas.’

‘Fuel demand in provincial areas will be higher than that in Bangkok and its peripheral areas, since a large number of people will travel to celebrate the holiday in other regions of the country.’

‘All day she had been there on the peripheral edge of his thoughts.’

‘The shell has a rubber edging adhesive along its peripheral contour and is painted with a chemical agent-resistive coating.’

‘The size and shape of this interior part resemble the size and shape of the anterior end of a normal worm, and the apparent overgrowth of the anterior tip of the mutant is peripheral to this tapered part.’

‘We are looking to increase mobility around the peripheral joints whilst maintaining stability in the core.’

‘The commission's proposals will be ready in late spring in time to be debated at the two EU conferences in Galway and Mayo on rural development and peripheral areas.’

outlying, outer, on the edge, on the outskirts, outermost, fringe, border, surrounding

‘Fiction is permitted so long as sport is the engine of the narrative rather than being merely incidental or peripheral to it.’

‘I cannot resist the temptation to respond to a few specific points, although they are peripheral to the central, important matter of the controversy itself.’

‘A decade ago, NGOs were fairly peripheral to major international diplomacy.’

‘Of course, for the students, who graduated last week, all the technological details of why and how were peripheral to having a chance to learn the violin.’

‘Recall in the first instance that much of this is peripheral to our lives.’

‘Of course, all this, as well as the leafy branches and stuffed birds, is peripheral to the music and suggests that they themselves realise the songs aren't their strongest selling point and need some kind of quirky garnish.’

‘He begins by telling us what education is although it is peripheral to the central thrust of my argument.’

‘And why this unseemly obsession with the Reformatories, when the Reformatories were peripheral to this story?’

‘This ubiquity of unavoidable helplessness points to the possibility that dependency is not peripheral to the social order, but is somehow central to it.’

‘One is to ignore the issue as peripheral to what is of permanent importance in his work, namely the innovative comparative political sociology and cultural history that we have examined in the previous two chapters.’

‘The struggles, challenges, dysfunctions, dreams and accomplishments of families in the past, therefore, are not peripheral to historical inquiry, but central to it.’

‘It seems that there is a real wave over the last, let's say four to five years, of bands that put absolutely no effort into lyrics as though they were completely peripheral to the song.’

‘The Charter may be extended to claims that are marginal or peripheral to the philosophical purposes of a bill of rights.’

‘She believes that matters such as the effect on the environment or possible health risks are peripheral to the core of the issue.’

‘Foreign policy and national security issues are not peripheral to the task of national governance - they are central, as we have seen in the events of the last few weeks.’

‘You know you're watching a bad zombie film when the zombies are peripheral to the sexy outfits, time-and-space-defying stunts, and deliriously obnoxious soundtrack.’

‘But history as recent as the past 200 years is peripheral to his interests.’

‘Under this standard, a subpoena that is peripheral to the case, or that is drawn too broadly or vaguely, is unlikely to be enforced unless it is focussed and narrowed.’

‘The parts of economics most familiar to organizational theorists, agency theory and transaction-cost theory, are peripheral to the argument.’

‘One or more floor tom-toms followed and by 1940 the drum kit had reached its present form, though any number of peripheral instruments may be added by the player.’